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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1918
Page
3
The piece argues sheltering the Fourth Liberty Loan with 4 percent interest, urging Americans to loan money to the government as a civic duty. It explains bonds are secured by all national resources and pledges repayment, stressing tax exemption and accessibility for all income levels.
Captain Gabriele d Annunzio, famed poet and pilot, is named for the gold medal of military valor after the air raid he led on Vienna. Whining letters from German troops to home are reported by officials as being captured in large numbers.
Editorial praise for American troops in France. The piece urges support for the Fourth Liberty Loan opening Sept 25 for three weeks, calling on readers to back the khaki ranks and maintain national self respect. It highlights Allied praise and the need to fund wartime sacrifice.
A nostalgic call to save for the Fourth Liberty Loan urges citizens to remember missing faces serving in khaki. It links local clubs and old neighbors to the war effort, stressing democracy and freedom and the need to hasten victory and return of loved ones.
The total resources of the national banks reached 17.8395 billion dollars as of June 29, up 1.688 billion from the previous year. The Comptroller of the Currency reports show June 29 figures and compare to the year before with a 1.2498 billion dollar rise.
The United States Treasury extends credits of 100 million to France 9 million to Belgium and 3 million to Serbia. The overall credits to allies in the wartime effort against Germany reach 96 billion 492 million dollars.
The Fourth Liberty Loan will begin September 28 and close October 19. The effort hinges on American support at home and abroad as a measure of sacrifice matching the courage of soldiers in Europe, with expectations that every dollar helps the cause and harms the enemy.
A rugged American defines patriotism by sacrificing all for liberty in 1917, giving up possessions and family to serve the country. The Literary Digest note recalls Southern hospitality sending a flour car to French families in need, with wheat subscriptions and free milling support in three days.
Fragmentary text shows an oath involving Olin Felcdo Loren and F J Cheney. It references a monetary claim of one hundred dollars and notes a failing system or illness. The legible parts mention Toledo and December but lack clear dates or full names.
A reader laments censorship and praises patriotic aid to France while criticizing critics of James K. Vardaman. He cites Oxford rural mail routes and calls for support, proposing a local meeting and a hog prize for Route 5 by November 1, urging community letters from carriers and subscribers.
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